Man suffers bleeding to the brain and fractured jaw in wine bottle fight

Two men were hit on the head with wine bottles in a late night fight outside a pub in Caterham

A man has been taken to hospital with bleeding to the brain after being hit on the head with a wine bottle in a fight outside a pub.

The incident occurred between 12.15am and 12.30am on Sunday (January 19) outside the Pilgrim pub in Godstone Road, Caterham, when a fight broke out between two groups of people.

The 18-year-old was hit with a wine bottle and taken to hospital with serious head and eye injuries. He was later found to have a fractured jaw and bleeding to the brain.

A 17-year-old boy received a cut to the head when hit with a wine bottle and received treatment from paramedics at the scene.

Both groups were mainly made up for men in their late teens and early 20s, police said.

Detective Constable Audrey Cumiskey said: "First of all I would like to appeal to anyone who witnessed the altercation between the two groups or the events surrounding it to contact officers with information.

"I also believe those involved in the incident will have spoken to others since it took place, and I would ask anyone who has been a confidant to an offender to contact officers."

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